Agricultural Education & Communications

Distance Master's Degrees

Master's of Agricultural Education

The Master of Science in Agricultural Education is designed to prepare graduates for
teaching, research, extension, leadership, and administrative positions in the public
and private sectors. The program is similar to the on-campus Master's of Agricultural
Education degree. Students in the Master's program focus on a core of agricultural
education courses along with an emphasis in designing educational/training programs,
professional presentation enhancement, leadership development, teaching/training methods,
and interpersonal communication.

The Master of Science in Agricultural Education requires a minimum of 36 semester
hours of graduate course work and has a thesis or non-thesis option (see the detailed curriculum). Non-thesis option requires the student to complete 6 additional credit hours and
successfully complete an examination over their completed course work at the end of
the degree program. This degree specialization also allows students to complete the
requirements of teacher certification while completing their Master's degree program
(if needed).

Master's of Agricultural Communications

The Master of Science in Agricultural Communications is designed to prepare graduates
for entry into or advancement in a variety of mass media, marketing and public relations
positions. This program also provides development of professional communications skills
for related careers in agribusiness, government service, education and extension.
The master's degree program in agricultural communications provides a flexible program,
which can be tailored to meet each student's unique situation. Specialization areas
such as marketing, mass media and public relations are also available through cooperation
with the College of Media and Communication. This degree program is intended primarily
for students who enter with a Bachelor's degree in agricultural communication, journalism,
agricultural communication/journalism, advertising, broadcasting, public relations,
or related fields. However, students with an undergraduate degree outside of these
areas may still pursue this degree.

The Master of Science in Agricultural Communications requires a minimum of 36 hours
of graduate course work and has a thesis or non-thesis option (see the detailed curriculum). Non-thesis option requires the student to complete six additional credit hours
and successfully complete an examination over their completed course work at the end
of the degree program or the student may complete a high level communications project.